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Smoke & Mirrors: The West’s Headlong Rush into Electrification
Smoke & Mirrors: The West’s Headlong Rush into Electrification Progress marketed as simplicity, built upon systems that are anything but simple. Introduction: When the Narrative Becomes the Policy There is broad acceptance that internal combustion engines emit pollutants and contribute to environmental harm. Few dispute that reality.What deserves scrutiny, however, is not whether change is needed, but how recklessly that change is being pursued in the West, and who will ultimately pay the price. This article is not an argument against climate measures. It is an examination of policy.....
Published On: 26th December 2025
The Quiet Apocalypse: Why AI Lovers, Not AI Weapons, Could End Humanity
The Quiet Apocalypse: Why AI Lovers, Not AI Weapons, Could End Humanity The real AI threat Introduction: When Fiction Becomes a Mirror When the film Her was released, it was praised as a clever, emotional love story. But the real brilliance of that film lies beneath the romance:it exposes the subtle, profound shift in human intimacy that technology is quietly enabling. Her explored a future where an AI system, perceptive, adaptive, emotionally responsive, becomes more fulfilling than a human partner.No conflict.No emotional volatility.No psychological baggage.Just connection, tailored.....
Published On: 20th November 2025
When the Numbers Don’t Add Up: How Removing Local Policing Turned UK High Streets Into Illusions
When the Numbers Don’t Add Up: How Removing Local Policing Turned UK High Streets Into Illusions What is the true cost of removing local policing I was sixteen the night I learned what real fear feels like.A friend and I had been in London, out far later than we should have been, and thanks to a bit of teenage stupidity and one unhelpful station guard, we boarded the wrong train. We were supposed to end up in Wimbledon.Instead, we stepped off the last train of the night in Windsor. No mobile phones.No money for a taxi home.And the only option left was to walk,miles and miles, two kids.....
Published On: 14th November 2025
Smoke & Mirrors: The Carbon Capture Con
Smoke & Mirrors: The Carbon Capture Con Caption Billions are being poured, quite literally, into the ground. Under the banner of “Carbon Capture and Storage” (CCS), governments are assuring us that progress is being made toward a cleaner future. Yet the numbers tell a different story. Despite vast public investment and glowing press releases, global CO₂ levels continue to rise. The uncomfortable truth is that carbon capture, as currently implemented, is not a solution to climate change, it’s a distraction. A convenient illusion that allows politicians and corporations to appear.....
Published On: 13th November 2025
Using a Dead Fish to Take on a Shark - The Illusion of UK Drug Policy
Using a Dead Fish to Take on a Shark - The Illusion of UK Drug Policy Part of the “Smoke & Mirrors” Life Series The Danger of With holding intelligence on Drugs Boats by the UK Government In the theatre of modern politics, illusion is everything. This week, buried deep in the back pages of the mainstream press, a quiet story slipped past most eyes, but it speaks volumes about the times we live in. The British Government has reportedly withdrawn certain intelligence data on the movements of high-speed boats used by international drug smugglers. The reason? To protect the human.....
Published On: 13th November 2025
The Day I Woke Up and Realized That We Live in a World of Smoke and Mirrors
The Day I Woke Up and Realized That We Live in a World of Smoke and Mirrors The Theatre of Truth They say that ignorance is bliss, and perhaps, to a large extent, they are right. The deeper you dig into life, the more you realize that nothing is quite as it seems. From freedom of choice to medical breakthroughs, from what we watch on television to what we read online, we live in a carefully crafted illusion of freedom, an illusion so subtle that most people never notice its edges. The greatest weapon of modern society is not censorship, but silence.Silence kills ideas, isolates thinkers,.....
Published On: 29th October 2025